Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-27
he standing OF the clubs is as follows:

Birny is having his hands full with the LIE
pied when he is behind the bat. Birny, however,
keeps his end OF the team up In manner that Is
gratifying to his friends.
attention entirely to ball playing He is OF Just
the right kind OF material to make ball player
always sanguine and never beaten until the last
kerper the backstop Of the Athletics, is the
most promising amateur catcher in the district.
The Washington team should keep an eye on Berte
The Peabody team, under the dictatorship of
MI Wheiand, are giving the clubs some uneasiness:
sney are at present an unknown factor In the race
although they have a grip on the last place that
future.
Phil Baker was severely injured last week. He
Is. however. giving the boys valuable lessons In
ball playing as back stop for the Athletics.
BOD Barr has consented to play with the Athletic
ce for Barr and at the same time prove beneficial
TO the boys who face him.
Findley is doing good work in the field. The
AInletlc management displayed good Judgment in
relieving him from the third base he can Cover too
much ground and in TOO good form to be tied to
base.
ECHOES FROM THE BALL FIELD.
FOgarty leads the League In base stealing.
OBrten leads the League in home runs
None OF the ChicagOs are natives OF that city.
Ramsey and Kilroy were both hurt last Sunday
Brouthers leads the League IN twO-base hits,
Hines second
Cliff Carroll has not made home run this season
Mclaughlin OF the Phillies has been suspended
for the rest OF The season.
Pitcher O'Day kicks too much It's Door plan
10 get the umpire down on one.-SpOrting Lie
Daily captained the Nashingtons while Farrell
The Baltimores have signed Pitcher Heating.
last year with the WashingtOns.
spaiding says Detroit and indianapolis will both
DE In the League next season.
ORourke is captaining the New Yorks while
Buck Ewing is sick.
New York is the only League city where pools
The attendance at forty-twO League games in
this city was 100000. Think or it, our citizens
nave PAID sli5,Ooo to see the Bostons play ball.
N Med Crane is doing good for
and loss of Seif-cOntrOl
Ferguson has played pitcher, second and third
bases, center and left fields for the Philadephias
Manager Gsffney, of the Washingtons. saws he
would IKE TO resume umprtng IL the League would
make II an object. Perhaps it will.0Sporting
A temperance plank will probably be inserted in
the League constitution at the next regular meet
Ing OF that body.
League this year. Up to date the players have
made 1855 triples
Manager Ganpey asked Fogel, Of Indianapolis,
swer was nOthlng.-Erchange
Inc oner OF the Boston management to its play
ers Is an admission on the part OF the former that
they knew the team was not playing as Wen as IT
knew how.-Boston Courier.
Since July 10. Philadelphia has won 20 games,
chicago 10, New York and Washington IT, Detroit
and Pittsburg 16 Boston 15, and Indianapolis II.
II Is said that New York has purchased Jersey
City's crack battery, Titcomb and Murphy, for
kainey, New Yorks new third baseman made
very favorable impression on his first appear
ance with the team Mutrie thinks he has captured
President Morrow, of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
like to resign. He says: "Some other crank can
take my place and learn something. ammo
hOg-Pve got enough"
4 peculiar thing about the Washington team Is
has played in every game played SEASON. T fIas
TIE gailoSs Michael j: Kelly Is jealous because
players canvass. And the feeling isn't doing the
Boston club any good.
"A; Arthur Irwin predicts that the first four clubs
George, ODay, shaw, Gilmore, Conway (Bos-
(Chicago,, Baldwin Detroit) have all pitched in
more losing than winning games
II any player Is discontinued with his position It
Is Paul Hines, OF the WashingtOns He is about
the only batsman In that nine, and he chafes at
the idea OF being in nine that stands no chance
Ing finely, however, andis a great player.-Boston
Courier.
The record on strike-outs for the league pitchers
up to Friday is: ClarksOn, 49, BuintOn 13fs. Marx
Baldwin, 1872; Keefe, 1lS; Ferguson. ss: Whitney.
81; Getzein; SO; Welch, IS; Casey, So; Boyle, II;
e. seag 81 81: aaTn ia
man. 50; Norris, SO; George 80; Shaw, &c. Lady, lady,
Baldwin, IS; Van Haltren, 35; Steinmyer. IS;
Conway, %; Twitchell, 25. ~ ~
The Boston Herald has the following to say
about our players while in Boston recently:
try to steal on Mack. Donnelly outdid himself
He 6atted, ran bases and 1ielded beautifully. The
day OF being weak batting nine Mack the
Washington catcher. is one OF the finest: his
throwing Is little short OF perfect The Wishing
at one time this season. Even Denny coalid not
have eqIa a Ill, his work Saturday. whitney is
pitchers and has got to be one Of the most ac.